Who is the maker of this shelter half?

[WoodenNutmeg]

Who is the maker of this shelter half?

[JerseySkilletLicker]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

Thats a pretty common reproduction half as far as high end makers go. When I was doing the sutler thang I got McComb maker halves from a bunch of different folks, and all pretty much looked like the picture you are showing. Of course, I cannot feel the weight of the fabric and the loops in your picture might not have come with the the half.
Some possible makers:

Andrew Doddington
Haversack Depot
Chris Daley (I think he made shelter halves at one point)

Im sure I can think of more if I take a few moments.

[WoodenNutmeg]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

Well, it's light in weight, I can say that much. I was hopeful that the stamp might have been a giveaway, as I wasn't certain how many makers reproduced halves with that particular stamp. For instance, W.W. & Co. McComb halves use a different variation of the stamp that is seen here; perhaps Brian, or Dan, or even Chris might be able to chime in on this one.

[Dan Wambaugh]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

No idea. It's not one of ours and I'm not really a student of other maker's reproductions.

[BarryDusel]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

It might be from Mike Thompson of Dundalk , MD. He used to make some really sweet repops , among them Shelter Halves with exactly these makers markings. I've got a set .

[44thGa]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

It doesn't look like the half I have from Mr. Daley. It seems like I remember one like that being from Haversack Depot. Not exactly sure, though.

[CJDaley]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

It doesn't look like the half I have from Mr. Daley.

I had a different McComb stamp that I used. So that's not mine either.

[ScottCross]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

After Pat M'Dermott wrote his article on shelter halves (about 1985), quite a few people made them with this mark. Don Rademacker worked with Pat and used the same mark on some of his. A lot of people made their own (including me) and Don or Pat would mark them for you if they were good enough.

[WoodenNutmeg]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

Thanks for all the input, gents; though it looks like we're gonna have to toss this one into the "unsolved mysteries" file.

[GBOB]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

I am failrly certain that Andrew Doddington uses Joseph Lee and B. Hansell so I doubt it is one of his.

[DougCooper]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

The good news is it is a pretty good half, though it is difficut to tell the weight of the fabric.

[GarrettG1993]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

I've seen thet one on ebay. I'd be willing to bet that its a Haversack Depot based on the seller saying that he assembled it from a kit. But that might not be the case. Just my two cents.


Hope that helps,
Garrett Glover

[FlaYankee]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

At one time or another Ross Lamoureaux was making some very nice shelter halves as well.
Just my 0.2 pesos.
kindest regards;

[Arthur Stone]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

Gents,
I have a repro from the Haversack Depot and the stamp is a oblong circle with McComb in the center.

[roundshot]

Re: Who is the maker of this shelter half?

I have a Doddington half that looks just like your illustration.